Colfax woman sentenced

Karen D. Thomas, 43, Colfax, was sentenced to 10 days in jail Sept. 7 after she pleaded guilty to attempted forgery, third degree theft and contempt of court. She was sentenced to 364 days in jail with all but 10 days suspended on each of the three charges. They were served concurrently.

The charges related to a small claims court verdict against Thomas last fall. The plaintiff in the small claims action reported to the sheriff’s office that she had not actually received proceeds from one of two canceled checks which had been filed in district court to document payment of the judgment against...